Three members of the Manchester Bandidos motorcycle club have been jailed for a combined 17 years following a five-year police investigation sparked by a feud with rival bikers in Salford. Six other individuals linked to the Manchester Bandidos motorcycle club have also been sentenced. The leader of one gang coordinated the production of 3D-printed guns.
A five-year-long investigation by Greater Manchester Police began on August 22, 2020, when a car crashed into the clubhouse of the Hells Angels biker club on Liverpool Road in Cadishead. Earlier that day, members of the rival Hells Angels motorcycle club visited a pub located just yards from their adversaries' clubhouse on Chester Road in Trafford. Later that afternoon, several members of the Bandidos motorcycle club reconvened at their clubhouse, where police suspect a retaliation plot was devised against their Salford rivals.
At 7pm, a Peugeot 2008, rented by Steve Mason a few days prior to the incident, is spotted on CCTV heading towards Salford. Mobile phone data indicates that both Leslie Lamb and Luke Emery are in the vehicle, located in the Irlam and Cadishead area of Salford. Before midnight, that same Peugeot was driven in reverse into the front of the Hells Angels clubhouse on Liverpool Road in Cadishead.
The next day, a report of a stolen motor vehicle was filed, with Victoria Priestner named as the victim of the burglary. Officers conducted investigations and discovered inconsistencies in Priestner's account.